Proof that the burden of marriage has been well.. a burden for a long long time

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"Sister Bachhof brought Sister Graff an affirmative answer to the proposal that she should marry Brother George Schmidt." This was written on January 7th of 1780. Now, I am assuming this is in line with the beliefs of the Moravian's. I forget the term for it, and perhaps I'll find the term later and edit this then, but it's essentially a "drawing of straws" as a means of divination. The Elders of the church would write "yes', "no", and then leave a blank sheaf of paper. The blank sheaf of paper signified that it wasn't the right question or should be left altogether along. This was how things like occupation and marriage was decided for the Moravians in this time period. On the 11th of that same year Sister Graff went back to Sister Bachhof and refused to marry the aforementioned Brother Schmidt. (To clarify, brother and sister do not signify being kin) She would come back the next day and say "well, maybe I will marry him." Now whether they actually did marry, I'll have to find out. *Reading Town Hall minutes and journal entries for the Historic Settlement of Salem, NC, A Moravian Settlement.* *Expect more of these little tidbits.